Any of various buildings frequented or occupied by people but not necessarily or primarily used as… A place for public entertainment; (originally) a…

A building in which plays are performed; a theatre. Also figurative.

†(a) a place for play (obsolete); †(b) = playing-passage n. (obsolete); (c) = playhouse, n. 1.

A place where shows are held; (originally) a place for public displays or spectacles; (later) a theatre, esp. one in which musicals, variety acts…

a room or building in which a show (in various senses) is held.

In modern use, An edifice specially adapted to dramatic representations; a playhouse.

A theatre. Also: the floor or pit (pit, n.1 10a) of a theatre auditorium. Obsolete.

(a) a play-house, theatre (obsolete); (b) U.S. a house of accommodation used as a regular stopping place for stagecoaches.

A theatre; (later) esp. one in which musicals, variety acts, or similar shows are performed. Cf. playhouse, n. 1.

A large apartment or hall, esp. in a hotel or other place of public resort, adapted for assemblies, entertainments, exhibitions, etc.; also…

Theatre, playhouse.

A theatre.

A theatre or arena for performances featuring trained horses and displays of horsemanship; now historical. Hence: a theatre in which any type of…

A playhouse or theatre. Also attributive.

colloquial. A theatre. Obsolete.